Disk-record holder.



C: F. HANSELMANN.

DISK RECORD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15,- 1915.

Papefited June 6, 1916.

0 WITNESSES:

A TTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. HANSELMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO PHONO RECORD BOOKCOMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DISK-RECORD HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed April 15, 1915. Serial No. 21,531.

durable in construction, cheap to manufac-- ture and arranged to allowof conveniently placing a record in position in the holder or removingit therefrom. v

' In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of a disk recordholder in the form of a book having a back provided at the top andbottom with retaining flanges and envelops having spacing and bindingbars at their inner ends, the bars projecting beyond the top and bottom.of the envelops, and the projecting ends of the bars being engaged bythe said retaining flanges to securely hold the envelope between thecovers of the book.

A practical. embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews. v

Figure 1 is a face view of the disk' record holder in open position;Fig. 2 isa transverse section of the same on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig.3 is an enlarged sectional open at the top, and each is provided at itslnner end with a reinforcing spacing and blnding bar E projecting beyondthe top and bottom of the envelop to provide retaining members engagedby top and bottom flanges C and C of the reinforcing back member C. Eachflange C, G extends over the several projecting ends of the bars E andis provided with an angular terminal C fitting onto the edge of. thecorresponding projecting end of thereinvforcing bars E, as will bereadily understood by reference to Fig. 2.. By the arrangement describedthe bars E are securely held in position on the back B of the holder andthe envelops are spaced apart so as to readily compensate for thethickness of the disk records placed in the envelops.

In manufacturing the disk record holder, one of the flanges, preferablythe top flange C, is straight and in alinement with the back member C toallow of conveniently placing the bars E in position on the other flangeC and againstthe back D, and then the flange C is. bent inward and itsterminal C is bent downward to firmly enis provided at its outer endwith a gummed surface D and the outer end of the other member D isprovided with a tongue D- adapted to befastened to, a portion of thegummed surface I) on doubling up the members D and D The member D isprovided at the bottom with a gummed flap D folded onto the outersurface of the member D after the latter is fastened by its tongue 1) tothe gummed surface D. Thus the envelop is formed with an opening at thetop for the insertion or removal of the disk record. The spacing andbinding bar E is extended over the tongue D and onto the remainingportion of the gummed surface D to be fastened thereto by the gum of thesurface. Thus the spacing bar E overlies the tongue D* and. securelyholds the same in position on. the gummed surface D andat the same timethe latter is used for securely fastening the bar E in position at theend of the envelop. The members D and D are provided with the usualcentral openings D for viewing the title of the disk record, and theupper edges of the members D and D are pro vided with the usual cut-outportions D for obtaining a convenient hold of the record disk onremoving the same from the envelop.

An extra spacing bar E is placed in position on the back B between oneside of the back B and the first envelop D (see Fig. 3) to properlyspace this envelop from the corresponding cover.

By reference to Fig. 3, it will be noticed that the sides of thebox-shaped reinforcing member (1 of'the back B converge and firmlyengage the corresponding side portions of the back B thus securelyholding the reinforcing member 0 in position on the back.

The back member 0 is preferably provided with a handle F forconveniently placing the holder in position in a cabinet or removing ittherefrom.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new. and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A. disk record holder, comprising a back, covers, and record holdingenvelope between the covers and having spacing bars at their inner endssecured to one face of the envelop and spacing the envelops apart, thesaid spacing and binding bars projecting beyond the top and bottom oftheenvelops and the said back having top and bottom retaining meansengaging the projecting ends of the said spacing and binding bars tohold the envelops in place.

2. A disk record holder in the form of a book having aback provided atthe top and bottom with retaining flanges, and envelops having spacingand binding bars at their inner ends secured to one face thereof, thebars projecting beyond the top and bottom of the envelops and theprojecting ends of the bars being engaged by the said retaining flanges.

3'. A disk record holder in the form of a book having covers aiidxaback, the back having a metallic reinforcing 'memberpro vided at the topand bottom with inwardly extending retaining flanges having angularterminals and record holding envelops each provided at its inner endwith a spacing and binding bar secured to the face of the envelop atsaid end and projecting beyond 'velopo onto the edges of thecorresponding projecting ends of said spacing and b nding bars.

velop. comprising a body formed from a single piece of sheet materialdoubled up in the direction of the length of the envelop to formoverlying members, the free end of one of the doubled up members beingfastened to the corresponding free end of the other member and thebottom of one member having a flap overlying and fastened to the bottomportion of the other member, and a reinforcing spacing and binding barsecured to the said free ends of the envelop.

5. A disk record holder having an envelop comprising a body formed froma single piece of sheet material doubled up in the direction of thelength of the envelop to form overlying members, the free end of one ofthe doubled up members being fastened to the corresponding free end ofthe other memberand the bottom. of one member having a flap overlyingand fastened to the bottom ortion of the other member, and a rein orcingspacing and binding bar secured to the said free ends of the envelop,the said bar projecting beyond the top and bottom of the body of the en-6. A disk record holder having an envelop' comprising a body formed froma single piece of sheet material doubled up in the direction of thelength-of the envelop to form overlying members, the free end of one ofthe doubled up members having a tongue, an adhesive substance on thefree end of the other member and to which the tongue of the first memberis secured, the bottom of one member having a flap overlying andfastened to the bottom portion of the other member, and a reinforcingspacing and binding strip overlying the said tongue and the free end ofthe said gummed body member and being fastened by the adhesive substancethereof to the correspond ing end.

7. A disk record holder having an envelop, comprising a body formed froma single piece of sheet material doubled up in the direction of thelength of the envelop to form overlying members, the free end of one ofthe doubled up members having a tongue, an adhesive substance on thefree end of the other member and to which the tongue of the first memberis secured, the bottom of one member having a flap overlying andfastened to the bottom portion of the other member, and a reinforcingspacing and A disk record holder having an enbinding strip overlying thesaid tongue and name to this specification in the presence of the freeend of the said gummed body memtwo subscribing witnesses. her and beingfastened by the adhesive substance thereof to the corresponding end, theCHARLES HANSELMANN 5 said bar projecting beyond the top and bot-Witnesses:

tom of the body of the envelop. Tnno. G. HOSTER,

In testimony whereof I have signed my PHILIP D. ROIILHAUs.

